Well Microsoft is at it again now they are working PAT deals with Xandros, and Lindows... Talk about some serious blows coming down the line...
Let's see Corel, Caldera/SCO, S.u.S.E., Xandros, and now Linspire!!!
Anyone want to place bet's on the next move they go for???
This is obvious that some sabotage has been on the agenda and Microsoft is stirring things... They Kill off Corel Linux, Corel Word Perfect for Linux, Corel Draw and Graphics for Linux after singing a pact with them and giving them money... They give money to Caldera/SCO who was part of the United Linux Project to quickly strike a blow to everything involved that was shared...
They go after S.u.S.E./Novell, Novell being a pain in Microsoft's side for years... So what better way to attack two more OS's and Networking Competition... Xandros because it's what's left of the once Corel Project and possibly could have re sparked the Word Perfect, and Graphics Products...
So Microsoft kills off a Office Suite the only competition they had on a Large Scale, and Since they are coming out with a Graphics Product to go head on against Photoshop, and Photopaint/Corel Draw...
Linspire the are working on cause they paid this company to drop a name that sounded to close to them... They want their money back...
Are people so stupid they can not see through the crap that Microsoft is pulling??? Also if Microsoft can help Caldera/SCO get through the court a while longer and help pay some one off they will then try to strike the blow against another huge pain in Microsoft's side called IBM a now Open Source Supporter that still has products that compete with Microsoft...
They still have Lotus Smart Suite which IBM should have opened this puppy up already... They still have services and products to compete with Microsoft...
Now let's examine something else happening here... APPLE in the mean time goes out and tries to stir things up with Safari coming out for Windows... Next it will be embedded with iTunes... So now then it will be a Browser/Multimedia Wars...
Now how long before Microsoft tries to comeback at APPLE saying oh yeah you need to license these things from us... If anyone knows the License games it is Microsoft and rest assure they are going to find a way to go after competition in more then one way...
Also one last food for thought Microsoft hiring people from the Linux community... They are placing their ads on Linux Sites again why would some one say oh yeah we are Linux Supporters and yet Having Ads slamming Cost, Security, and Reliability???
Why don't we see Linux ads doing the same on Microsoft's site??? Why don't we see Microsoft's Magazines with Linux Ads???
Bill...
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